Family Day Care

What Family Day Care does

Family Day Care Australia (FDCA), legally Family Day Care Australia Limited (ABN 93 094 436 021, AFSL 329 616), is a private not-for-profit national peak body established in 1994 to represent, support, and promote Australia's family day care sector. It serves three constituencies: families seeking approved home-based child care for children from birth to 13 years, self-employed family day care educators operating micro and small businesses from their own homes, and approved family day care services that recruit, train, and oversee those educators. The organization reports that over 90% of approved family day care services across Australia are FDCA members, and it operates nationally from a postal address in Gosford, NSW.

FDCA's core technology platform comprises the Family Day Care Locator (a publicly searchable directory), the FDCA Member Zone portal, the myFDCA mobile application, and the FDCA Learning Hub containing over 45 professional development modules delivered in partnership with Early Childhood Australia. The Member Zone integrates insurance management, marketing resources (Market My Business Hub), on-demand professional development (Online Engagement Series), and member content; a Family Day Care Income Calculator supports prospective educator recruitment. Distribution is multi-channel: a network of approved family day care services operates as local resellers, the Locator drives direct-to-consumer discovery, and a national 1800 phone support line plus the Member Zone portal handle educator and service enquiries.

Revenue is generated primarily through commissions and fees on insurance products arranged under FDCA's Australian Financial Services Licence, with membership bundled into the Family Day Care Insurance Package on an annual subscription basis. Secondary streams include premium funding (instalment payment arrangements), Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks at $41.50 per check (pay-as-you-go, member-exclusive pricing), and legal services subscriptions at discounted member rates. Go-to-market blends sales-led educator recruitment, channel-partner distribution through approved services, and direct-to-consumer insurance sales via the member portal and phone support.

Name

Family Day Care

Legal name

Family Day Care Australia Limited

Website

https://familydaycare.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family Day Care Australia is a not-for-profit national peak body for Australia's family day care sector. It provides insurance, a national locator platform, member services, and professional development to families, educators, and approved services representing over 90% of Australian operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Care

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Home-Based Infant & Toddler Care (Family Daycare) (EDACAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Time Home Daycare (Year-Round) (EDACAEAA), Part-Time / Drop-In Home Childcare (EDACAEAB), Emergency / Backup Home Childcare (EDACAEAN)

Keywords

• Home-based child care
• Early childhood education
• Family day care insurance
• Child care locator
• Educator professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Kincumber

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Products: FDCA arranges insurance products for family day care educators and services, including public liability, personal accident, home/contents, motor vehicle, and management liability insurance. The organization receives commission and fees for arranging these products.
2. Membership Fees: Membership with FDCA is included as part of the Family Day Care Insurance Package. Membership provides access to member benefits, resources, and services.
3. Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks: FDCA members can obtain their Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check for $41.50, offering an exclusive member-only price.
4. Premium Funding Services: FDCA offers premium funding arrangements allowing members to spread insurance payments over instalments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) is the national peak body for family day care in Australia, providing approved home-based child care services through a network of educators, member-only insurance products (public liability, personal accident, home/contents, motor vehicle, and management liability), professional development resources via the FDCA Learning Hub, and a national Locator tool connecting families with educators. The organisation also provides advocacy, marketing support, and legal services for educators and approved services.

Product overview

Family Day Care Australia operates as a national peak body providing a platform of interconnected services for the family day care sector. The core offering is the Family Day Care Services network, connecting families with educators who provide approved child care in their own homes. This core service is supported by two major insurance products (Insurance Services for Educators and Insurance Services for Family Day Care Services), the Family Day Care Locator search platform, and the FDCA Member Zone portal. Additional modules include the FDCA Learning Hub with over 45 professional development modules, the Market My Business Hub for marketing resources, the Family Day Care Income Calculator for prospective educators, the myFDCA mobile app, Criminal History Checks service, and Family Day Care Legal Services. The organization also runs the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards program and publishes JiGSAW Magazine. An Educator Start-Up Funding program supports new regional educators. Together, these products form a comprehensive ecosystem supporting educators, services, and families in Australia's early childhood education sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Day Care Services Approved child care provided in an educator's own home, focusing on individual child development in small groups with qualified early childhood educators. For families seeking child care for children from birth to 13 years.
• Insurance Services for Educators Member-only insurance policies specifically tailored for family day care educators, including public liability, personal accident, home/contents, and motor vehicle insurance with $0 excess.
• Insurance Services for Family Day Care Services Insurance coverage for approved family day care services including public liability, management liability, business pack, and commercial legal expenses cover.
• Family Day Care Legal Services Legal services subscription available to members at discounted rates for family day care related legal matters.
• FDCA Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks Criminal history check service for educators at a member-exclusive price of $41.50 per check.
• Family Day Care Locator Online search tool allowing families to find family day care services and educators by location with customisable business listings for members.
• FDCA Member Zone Online portal providing members access to professional development resources, marketing materials, insurance documents, and member-only content.
• FDCA Learning Hub Professional development platform offering over 45 modules through a partnership with Early Childhood Australia, accessible via the Member Zone.
• Market My Business Hub Marketing resource center providing professionally designed digital marketing resources including flyers, brochures, posters, and social media content for members.
• myFDCA App Mobile application for FDCA members to access services and manage their family day care information.
• Family Day Care Income Calculator Interactive tool for prospective educators to calculate potential earnings based on hours worked and location.
• FDCA Online Engagement Series (OES) On-demand professional development content available 24/7 through the FDCA Member Zone, providing webinars for educators.
• Educator Start-Up Funding Funding program for eligible new family day care educators in selected regional areas of Australia to assist with start-up costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,200 families surveyed in 2025 expressed high satisfaction with family day care for its natural home environment, small group settings, and strong educator relationships
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between BMA, Family Day Care Australia (FDCA), and Excellence in Care (EIC) Family Day Care to create child care options in mining communities of Dysart and Moranbah in Central Queensland. This partnership addresses child care access issues in remote mining regions.
• Excellence in Care (EIC) Family Day CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and FDCA to provide early education and care in Central Queensland mining communities.
• Thrive GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Thrive Group and Don College in Devonport, Tasmania, creating a place-based workforce solution for family day care. Demonstrates dual role in supporting families with early learning places while creating training pathways for students in early childhood education.
• Don CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Thrive Group to establish family day care on campus at Don College, Devonport Tasmania, creating pathways for students pursuing careers in early childhood education.
• Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)minorOthersFDCA works within the National Quality Framework (NQF) administered by ACECQA. Educators must meet ACECQA-approved qualification requirements and services operate under ACECQA regulations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early learning provider operating ~660 centres. Comparable because it is the dominant NFP voice in Australia's early childhood education sector and competes for the same families and policy influence as FDCA, but at scale via centre-based care rather than home-based.
• Only About Children: Integrated early learning and healthcare provider with campuses across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Comparable as a premium child care operator in the same Australian market with overlapping target families and educator talent.
• Guardian Childcare & Education: Premium early learning operator with ~120 centres across Australia. Comparable as a competitor for families seeking quality childcare and for qualified educators, though focused on centre-based delivery rather than home-based care.
• Affinity Education: Operator of ~200 early learning centres including the Milestones and Papilio brands. Comparable as a scaled for-profit child care operator in the same Australian ECEC market, pursuing a different delivery model (centres vs. home-based) but competing for the same families and educators.
• Busy Bees Australia: Subsidiary of Busy Bees (UK), one of the largest global child care operators. Comparable as a major international child care brand operating in Australia, competing for families and educators through centre-based delivery.
• G8 Education: ASX-listed operator of ~430 early learning centres across Australia. Comparable as a major scaled institutional player in the same child care market, but competing through centre-based delivery rather than the home-based family day care model FDCA represents.

Direct peers

• Early Childhood Australia (ECA): National peak body for the early childhood sector and FDCA's strategic partner on the Learning Hub. Most directly comparable organisation in form and mission — both are NFP advocacy and membership bodies, with ECA serving the broader ECEC sector and FDCA specialising in family day care.
• Community Early Learning Australia (CELA): Peak body for community-owned not-for-profit early childhood services in Australia. Comparable as a sector membership and advocacy organisation serving community-based early childhood providers, with overlapping mission and member base to FDCA.

Others

• Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA): National statutory authority that regulates the early childhood education and care sector in which FDCA operates. Comparable as a regulatory and standards body that FDCA's members must comply with, shaping the operating environment for all family day care services.

Emerging players

• Kido Early Learning: Tech-enabled early learning operator with premium centres and a digital parent engagement platform. Comparable as an emerging player applying technology to the Australian child care market, intersecting with FDCA's digital platform ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/familydaycareaustralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-day-care-australia
• Instagraminstagram.com/familydaycareaustralia
• Xx.com/FamilyDayCareAu

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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